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Patented Apr. 1%, 1925?.

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LEON IiIflIiIENFELD, 033 VIENNA, AUSTRIA.

.ELAESJJIG AND EBQCIESS OLE IMAKING SAME.

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The p ent ii'u'eiiilion relates to the use, as }')l2\55tl0lZlllg agents tor alkyl and arallcyl ethers of cellulose, its conversion products and derivatives, ol. certain oily bodies which consist largely or entirely ot saturated hydrocarbons ot the aromatic series.

li liile I give herein a good method o't preparing these oils, it is to be understood that the oils in question, u'eparcd in any suitable manner. can likewise be employed.

in my copendiup; application No. 727,810 filed July 23, being in part a continuation of Serial No. 465,705, a process is described and claimed, which is essentially as follows: Solvent naphtha is treated with a polymerizing agent such as those used in making coumarou resin, e. g. sulturic acid. This treatment is similar to the making of coumaron resin, and the acid is drawn oil, the oil washed until substantially neutral, the more volatile fractions are distilled off, for example at atmospheric pressure, say up to 180 6., and the residual product distilled in a. vacuum, while avoiding local superheating. The fractions which. distill over from the said material in vacuum when heating to between about 150 C. and 300 C., (or 180 to 300 (1,) constitute (for this example) the oily bodies used in the present in vention. These oils so produced are waterwhite to ligl'it yellow, viscous oils having a blue fluorescence, consisting essentially of saturated hydrocarbons oi the aromatic series, and have been found by me to be of great utility in the manufacture of cellulose other plastics.

The oils which distill over between 180 and 300 (1, in vacuum are especially desirable for the present invention.

The oil torl'ning the last mentioned fraction, may be purified by being redistilled (in vacuo, preferably) and is obtained as a water-white to light yellow, viscous, fluorescent oil which consists almost completely, or completely, of saturated hydrocarbons of the aromatic series.

It will be understood that while I have, in the above specific example, mentioned solvent naphtha as the liquid to be subjected to the action of the polymeriziup, agent, va rious other hydrocarbon liquids of the aromatic series can be used, for example crude benzol, crude toluol and various oily distillates of coal tar.

In the specific example in which solvent Application filed January 9, 1926,

sci-n1 No. 80,357, and. in Austria May 15, 1920.

naphtha is employed as the starting material, the oily product formed has the follmvinp; properties Boiling point limits: 180 to 300 C. under a vacuum of 35 min. mercury.

Specific gravity, at C.:1.l5 to 1.25.

Color, wateuwhite to light yellow.

Fluorescence blue.

Odor, slightly ct aromatic hydrocarbons.

Viscosity at (.l.:-.3 to 48 Engler degrees; at 50 U i-3.5 to 4.9. Engler degrees.

Molecular weight equivalent determined by the freezing and boiling point method, i u phenol as solvent: 261 to 272.

These oils are very soluble in liquid aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, phenol, nitro benzene, chlorbenzene, chloro- 't'orm, carbon tetrachloride, carbon bisulphide, acetone, amyl alcohol and ethyl acetate. They are also somewhat soluble in methyl alcohol and are more readily soluble in ethyl alcohol MIC glacial acetic acid,

The oils of the present case are somewhat diii'erent from the oils of my prior U. S. Patents Numbers 1,563,203 and 1,563,204, in regard to the fluorescence. The oils of said prior patents show a very strong and very conspicuous blue fluorescence, which is conspicuous to every observer, whereas the oils of the present case are but slightly fluorescent, so that the blue fluorescence thereof may not be noticed upon a very casual inspection of the oil. As compared with'the oils of said prior patents, it is stated that the oils used in the present case have considerably more plasticizingeltect, than the oils 0t said prior patents, when using the two oils with cellulose others in the same proportions. The quantity of oil to be used in the presentcase, to give approximately the same plasticizing effect, will be about two thirds of the quantity used in the said prior patents. The oils of the present'case are also rather more resistant against light and air, than the oils of the said prior patcuts. The oils of the present case are almost entirely saturated hydrocarbons of the aron'iatic series, whereas the oils of the said prior patents contain important amounts of unsaturated hydrocarl'ions.

' it will'be understood that when other oils are used instead of solvent naphtha, the boil ing points and other figures above given may differ somewhattrom the above.

The present invention is based on my discovery that highly useful products can be made by mixing carbohydrate others with the said oily materials, as herein more fully described. The ethers to be used include the alkyl and aralkyl derivatives of cellulose, starch or dextrin or of any carbohydrate having the empirical formula 1Z(G,,H,,,O,), or their conversion products or derivatives. The oils are the products of the process of my copending application above identified, but obviously the same oils produced in any other manner can be employed. The oils are essentially characterized by consisting largely or wholly of saturated hydrocarbons of the aromatic series.

According to the relative proportions of the said oils and the cellulose others, in the mixture, masses can be obtained which are either so soft and resilient that they can be used as substitutes for rubber, gutta percha, balata, glycerine-glue composition, and the like, or are harder plastic masses which are of the nature of celluloid or horn.v

Mixtures of alkyl or aralkyl' derivatives (ethers) of carbohydrates having the empirical formula MC H OQ such as cellulose, starch, dextrin and the like, with the oils described, adapted for use in the production of the following technical products can be prepared: artificial leather, films, photographic articles or coatings of any kind, lacquers, varnishes, paints, electrical insulating material, dressings for fabrics,leather, paper and the like, sizing materials for textile ma terial, coating material of any kind, printing material or thickening for fixing means (vehicles) for pigments, artificial thread and textle fibres, artificial hair, adhesives, cements, sizes for papersizing, etc. Such mixtures will hereinafter be referred to as plastic and elastic masses.

For carrying the process into effect, al'kyl, aryl or aralkyl ethers of cellulose, starch and the like (for instance ethyl ether of cellulose or benzyl ether of cellulose which are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents), are dissolved in a volatile solvent (such as benzene, a mixture of benzene and alcohol, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, a mixture of chloroform and alcohol, acetone, a mixture of acetone and alcohol or the like), mixed with the oils described in application Serial No. 727,810 and worked up in any known or suitable manner so as to make one of the above mentioned products. Since the oils described in Serial No. 727,810 have a high dissolving power for the alkyl derivatives and aralkyl derivatives of cellulose, starch, dextrin and the like, it is possible when an effective stirring machine or mill is used, to obtain a series of technical. products without using any ancillary solvents or by using only very small quantities of such solvents. Other plastic substances or agglutinants such as nitrate of cellulose, acetate of cellulose or other cellulose esters and the like or other colloiding agents or softening agents such as camphor, phosphoric esters of phenols, animal and vegetable oils and the like can be added to or incorporated with the mixtures of the alkyl, aryl and. aralkyl-derivatives ot the carlmhydrates having the cn'ipirical formula 1L(C,,H, ,O their derivatives or conversion products and the oils dcscribed in the aforesaid specification, ancillary solvents also being used it necessary or desirable.

In order to more tully describe the invention, the following examples are given by way of illustration but it is to be understood that the invention is not restricted to these specific examples.

1. C alkaloid 127cc material.

25 to kilogran'nnes of one of the oils de scribed in Serial No. 727,810 are mixed with to 120 lrilograinmes of a water insoluble ethyl-cellulose or ethyl starch or benzyl starch, optionally together with another solvent for the other, and then treated in the usual manner for the manufacture o't celluloid-like masses and products.

5?. Artificial leather.

In a mixture of 60 parts by weigl-it of hen zenc and 30 parts by weight ot alcohol or in parts by weight of benzene only, 10 to 15 parts by weight of an ethylkcellulose eas ily soluble in the said solvents, is dissolved, and this solution is mixed with 7 to 1.5 parts of one of the oils described in Serial No. 727,810. Then a pigment (such as la mpblack or a lake or the like) may be added to the solution and the latter is spread in one or several layers on a suitable textile fabric or on paper. It several layers are used, it is possible to calender or press the arious layers. It is also possible to mix first the pig ment with one oi the oils described in Serial No. 727,810 and to add the resultant mixture to the solution of ccllulose-derivatives.

The artificial leather can be provided with any grain or pattern by pressing or embossing.

Artificial leather.

30 parts by weight of an ethyl-cellulose or l'ienzyl-ccllu'lose or etl'iyl starch orbenzyl starch, soluble in one oi the oils according to U. S. patent. application, Serial No. 727.810 are mixed with 20 to parts by weight oi? one. such oils, preferably while warm. until a uniform paste or solution is obtained. lVith this solution, a pigment such as lamp-black or the like or a lake is mixed, utter which the paste is calendered onto a suitable surface such as 'tabric, paper or the like in one or several layers.

It is also possible to mix together the cellulose ether or starch-ether with. the oil in the presence of a very small quantity ot a suitable solvent such as a mixture of benzene and alcohol or benzene.

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The substance described in lhlzoinu'ile 3, can be used 'li'or covering, wires or cables in the usual manner.

The use of the described mixtures plastic suliistances according to the above described process for the other pur ioses mentioned llQl'QlllllCfOlt} obvious.

The present a 'n'ilu-ation is in part a continuation of my co-pending amalication tierial No. $65,404 tiled April 30, 1921.

I claim:

1. A process which comprises imorporating together (a) an oily product obtainable by treating an aromatic hydrocarbon material containing polymerimble material with sulfuric acid, removing the excess acid, distilling oil the lower boiling products, distilling the residue in vacuo at above 150 (1, such last distillate being the oily prodnot in question, and an ether of a carbohydrate of the empirical formula a( l ll- 0,).

2. A. process which comprises incorporating together (a) an oily product obtained by treating an aromatic hydrocarbon material containing polymerizable materialv with sulfuric acid, removing' the excess acid, distilling oil the lower boiling products, distilling the residue in vacuo at about 150 C. to 300 0.. such last distillate being the oily product in question, and (b) an ether of a ('%l.1lI)Ol1 \"tlli1l 6 ot the empirical fornnila c 1o 5 3. A. process which comprises incorporat ing together (a) an oily product obtainable by treating; an aromatic hydrocarbon material. containing polymerizable material with sulfuric acid, removing the excess acid, distillingoil the lower boiling products, distilling the residue in vacuo at above 150 0.. and carrying the temperature in such *acuum treatment to substantially above 240 G, and a cellulose ether.

-il-. A process which comprises incorporating together (a) an oily product obtainable by treating an aromatic hydrocarbon ma terial containing polynierizable material with sulfuric acid, ronioving' the excess acid, distilling oil the lower boiling products, dis tilling the residue in *acuo at above 150 (1, such last distillate being the oily product- .in question, and (7)) an alkyd ether of a carbohydrate of the empirical formula il m s) 5. A process which comprises incorporatin; together (a) an oily product obtainable by treating an aromatic hydrocarbon Inaterial containing polymerizahle material, with sulfuric acid, removing the excess acid, distilling oil the lower boiling products, disby treating an aromatic hydrotairl'ion mamaterial ierial containing with :ulluric a. d distilling oil the lower boiling constituents by heating up to about 1%" (l, distilling the residue in vacuo at above our C. such polyuie riI-ia blc last. distillate being the oily product in question, and (b) an other of a carbohydrate of the empirical 'lorinula n((.l,,l'l,,,()

T. A process which eomprir-ses incorpoi'ab in together to) an oily product obtainable by treating: an aromatic hydrocarbon ma,- tcrial containing poly]nerizable material with suliuric acid, removing the excess acid, distilling oll' the lower boiling products, distilling the residue in vacuo at above 150 0, such last distillate being the oily product in question, and. (Z2) an other of a cellulosic body.

8. A process which comprises incorporating together (c) an oily product obtainable by treating solvent naphtha with sulfuric acid, removing; the excess acid, distilling oil the lower boiling products, distilling the residue in vacuo at above 150 (1, such last distillate being the oily product in question, and (7)) an ether of a carbohydrate of the empirical formula MC IL OQ.

9. The process which comprises incorpe 'ating together (a) an oily product 0btainable by treating solvent naphtha containing polymerizable material, with sulfuric acid, removing the excess acid, distilling oil the products boiling up to about 180 0., distilling the residue in vacuo at temperatures running up to 300 C., such last mentioned distillate being the oily product .in question, and a an ethyl ether of cellulose.

10. A process of making plastic and elastic masses by mixing an other oil earbohydrate with the empirical formula n/(C l'l OQ with a fluorescent viscous material consisting essentially of saturated hydrocarbons of the aromatic series, which oily material is a solvent for said other, and capable of serving as a plasticizing agent therefor.

11. Plastic and elastic masses containing an ether of a earbol'lydrate with the empiri' cal. formula n(C ,H,,O,) together with a fluorescent viscous oily material consisting essentially of saturated hydrocarbons of the aromatic series, which oily material is a solvent lor said ether, and capable of serving as a plasticizing agent therefor.

12. A process for the production of a mil-- terial for making plastic and elastic proclucts and masses, artificial filaments and I substantiall threads artificial hair films coatings of all kinds, lacquers, varnishes paints, insulating material, dressing and sizing n'iater'al, printing n'iaterial, cements glues, sizes and the like, which comprises mixing together an ether m a czrbohydrate ha ing the empirical formula 1Z(C H O with an oil obtained by treating a crude aromatic hydrocarbon material with a dehydrating, con- (lensingand polymerizing; agent, freeing the resulting product from fractions which boil at a low tei'nperature and distilling the residue in vacuo, such distillate consistingessentially 0t saturated aromatic hydrocarl'ions,

described.

13. A. process tor the production of plas tie and elastic materials which comprises mixing; an alkyl derivative of a arl'mhydrate having the empirical torinnla )1 ((l rl with an oily obtained by MGR? in o a crude aromatic hydrocarbon with a del'iydratiiur, condensing and polymerizing agent, :i"eein the product from factions which boil a a low temperature and distilline' the residue in racuo, such distillate consistii'ie essentially of saturated a on'iatic hydrocarbons.

1 A process which comprises incorporating liog'etl'ier (a) an oily product obtainable by treating an aromatic hydroarbon .material con aining; polyiner'zable material with a polymerizing agent, distilling off the lower boilingproducts. d'stillingr the residue in vacno at above 150" (1., such last disiiilate being the oiiy product in question and consistinp essentially ot saturated aromatic hydro-carbons, and ((5) an ether of a carhi'ihy drate of he enn'iirici'il tormula MC TT O As new products of manufacture, plastic and elastic masses comprising as esscntial. constituents a n'iixture of an alkyl derivative of a carbohydrate ha ving the empiri :al vtorinula mod-L 0 with a viscous oil obtained. by treating; a crude aromatic hydr carbon material, with a dehydrating and polymerizing; agent, freeing the treated material from Fractions which hoil at a low ten'iperatin'e and distilling the residue in vacuo, such distillate consisting essentially of saturated aromatic hytlrocarhons, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I altix my signature.

LEON LlLIENFELD. 

